Santos and GDF Suez are also looking into the development of a FLNG vessel for the Bonaparte Basin, 250 kilometres west of Darwin. A final investment decision is expected in mid-2015.

FLNG technology allows for the development of gas fields considered too remote or too small to develop via traditional methods previously and is being seen by many as more advantageous then onshore facilities due to high costs.

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